Entertaining

The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) operates several full service lodges through the White Mountains. Many are located right along the Appalachian Trail. They have a work for stay option for thru-hikers, which is very nice. The usual chores are doing dishes, sweeping the floors, or chipping ice off the freezer. Anitra and I put together a 45 minute set of songs and stories from the trail and performed for Madison and Zealand Falls huts. A nice time was had by all.

Makin' Tracks

The Mt. Washington scenic cog railway chugs its way 6,288 feet up the mountain on these tracks.

Outstanding Views

The Presidential range as seen from the summit of Washington.

Out of this World

As we approached the summit of Mt. Washington, the weather observatory loomed against the clouds and looked kind of like the surface of another planet...

Looking Back

A nice view of Lakes of the Clouds hut.

Mt. Washington

This was taken on the way to Lakes of the Clouds hut. The temperatures were in the 30's and 40's with incredible winds all through the Presidential range. Most of the peaks, like Monroe on the right, were clear. But Washington just seems to be a cloud magnet. Luckily, we summited the following day under almost completely clear skies and almost no wind.

The Same Day

See, I told you we were happy.